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Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. BART Unveils Mascot-Covered Car As It Tests New Revenue Opportunities (patch.com) — Bay Area Rapid Transit is testing a mascot-wrapped train car as a potential new advertising revenue source while grappling with a massive budget deficit that threatens service. San Francisco riders could feel the impact if a proposed funding measure fails, since a backup plan includes closing 10 stations across key lines starting in 2027. Officials say fare and parking hikes will help but won’t close the gap, making new revenue streams increasingly urgent.
2. 19th Ave. roadwork scheduled for this weekend (ktvu.com) — Northbound 19th Avenue in San Francisco will be reduced to a single lane between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way from 7 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday as Caltrans begins major resurfacing work. Expect heavy delays, impacts on nearby businesses, and two more closure weekends ahead as crews compress roughly 40 workdays into just 10 days of construction.
3. Congressman proposes bill to help prevent whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay (nbcbayarea.com) — A Bay Area congressman has introduced a bill to reduce deadly ship-whale collisions in San Francisco Bay, after nine whales were found dead in Northern California waters in just weeks. The proposal would create a Coast Guard “Whale Desk” to track sightings, warn boaters, and use AI-powered data to guide safer routes, building on existing local collaboration to protect migrating whales increasingly feeding inside the Bay.
4. New consul general assumes post in San Francisco — Northern California (asianjournal.com) — San Francisco’s Philippine Consulate General has a new leader, career diplomat Arnel G. Talisayon, who assumed his post on April 10 and now oversees services for Northern California’s large Filipino community. He brings extensive multilateral and consular experience, and officials signal continuity while aiming to modernize services and deepen engagement with Filipino Americans in the region.
5. Usher and Chris Brown add 7 dates to Raymond & Brown Tour (hip-hopvibe.com) — Usher and Chris Brown’s joint Raymond & Brown tour is adding a second San Francisco show, giving local fans another shot at tickets amid strong national demand. The expanded run also adds extra dates in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Charlotte, and Tampa, with the tour kicking off June 26 in Denver.
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